Araujo confesses that he could have gone to Madrid: "I had an offer"

Barcelona announced the signing of Ronald Araujo in August 2018. The CB initially arrived to strengthen the B team, but bit by bit he found room in the first team.

Araujo said how he decided on Barca, but that there were other offers, one in particular, from Real Madrid. "I had several proposals. At the time, my agent didn't tell me that one was from Madrid.... Later, later, I found out. There were also offers from other teams", he told 'Mundo Deportivo'.

However, he doesn't regret moving to the Camp Nou. "I'm happy to have come to Barca and to still be here", he said.

And he said how the moment was when he found out Barca wanted him: "I was in Uruguay, taking a nap. Suddenly I got a call from my agent. I knew he was in Europe, but not exactly where. He said 'get ready, you're coming here on Sunday'. He said he preferred not to tell me where. Then he told me that there was a possibility of coming to Barca and that there were other offers. I was very happy".

In passing, he revealed the advice he has been given by Koeman. "The coach knows a lot about defence because he played there. He tells us what to do, things to correct... We watch and analyse videos to avoid repeating mistakes", he continued.

But none of them helped him as much as the one Luis Suárez gave him before he left for Atlético. "The best advice I got was from Suárez. He told me to enjoy every moment and to learn from the best".